Our first football team lost by two goals to one against Al-Arabi Club, in a match held this evening at the Grand Hamad Stadium, as part of the first round of the Oored Cup competitions, and our team’s only goal was scored by Mohamed Salah Al-Nil. The match started and the phase of checking the pulse was clear between the two teams, without any threat to either goalkeeper. At the sixth minute, the match referee canceled a goal for our team, scored by Andrei Syahputra, due to a foul on the player. Our team continued to threaten Al-Arabi’s goal, as Fouad Hanafouk sent a cross ball, which was met by Andrei Siahputra with a shot that hit Al-Arabi’s defences, and Saif Al-Mohannadi completed it with a second shot that passed over the crossbar to Al-Arabi’s goalkeeper. Our team's advantage was translated into the first goal scored by Mohamed Salah El-Nile in the 16th minute after he received a pass from his teammate Andrei Siyahputra through which he put the ball into the net. Al-Arabi responded with the equalizing goal by Rami Suhail at the (17th) minute, from a deceptive header. The pace of the match calmed down after the two goals, and the players of both teams relied on exchanging balls in the middle of the field without threatening the two goalkeepers. Al-Arabi scored the second goal from a corner kick headed by Abdullah Al-Marisi in the 34th minute, amid poor defensive oversight by our team players, making the score two goals for Al-Arabi versus a goal for Muaither. Our team responded to Al-Arabi’s goal with two shots by Jamal Hamad and Ayman Al-Hassouni, which were blocked by Al-Arabi goalkeeper Nour El-Din Ahmed. At the 45th minute, Ayman Al-Hassouni shot a strong free ball from outside the box that hit the right post of Al-Arabi’s goalkeeper. The first half ended with Al Arabi leading by two goals to one over Muaither. The second half began with a slight advantage for our team over Al-Arabi’s goal, as our team tried to adjust the score through Fouad Hanafouk’s crosses, but were blocked by Al-Arabi’s defences. At the 64th minute, our coach made two substitutions, with Mohamed Salah El-Nile and Andre Siahputra leaving and Malek Mohamed Hassan and Youssef Sabri El-Yahri entering, to activate the midfield and attack. Our team continued to impose its advantage on the field, and began attacking Al-Arabi’s goal, but without any chance on Al-Arabi’s goal, and Al-Arabi began playing on rebounds. At the 69th minute, our player Fouad Saleh Hanafouk was sent off after interfering with an Al Arabi player, and he left the field. After the expulsion case among our team, Al-Arabi entered the match again, and became the better side and began attacking our team's goal. At the 84th minute, our substitute player, Amjad Salah, was alone and shot a ball, but the Al Arabi defender took it away for a corner. The match ended with Al-Arabi winning by two goals to one.
Muaither Club achieved a great and well-deserved victory, with a score of five goals to two, over Al Markhiya Club, as part of the third round of the Expo Stars League, in a match held this evening at the Ahmed Bin Ali World Cup Stadium at Al Rayyan Club. The quintet of our team, J Mpenza, scored four goals, and Youssoufa Najat, the Al Markhiya player, scored four goals. by mistake. The match started with extreme caution between the two teams, with some attempts from both sides by our team through Abdel-Ghani Mounir, Dennis Alibek, and from the depths, J. Mbenza, but without danger. Our team succeeded in snatching the first goal in the 7th minute through Guy Mbenza, who received a beautiful pass from Abdel-Ghani Mounir, to take advantage of the Al Markhiya goalkeeper’s mistaken exit and easily put the ball into the net. Our team's attempts continued against Al Markhiya's goal and increased the score with a second goal by J Mpenza in the 12th minute, after he took advantage of a second mistake by Al Markhiya's goalkeeper in holding the ball, pounced on it and put it into the net. The danger of our team lies on the left side through Abdel-Ghani Mounir and Fouad Hanafouk. The Al Markhiya goalkeeper's mistakes continued and our team succeeded in scoring the third goal and the hat-trick for Guy Mbenza in the 15th minute, after he followed Ayman Al-Hassouni's shot that the Al Markhiya goalkeeper made a mistake in blocking, making the score three for Muaither and nothing for Al Markhiya. Al Markhiya succeeded in reducing the difference in the 22nd minute through an error by our team's defender, Mamadou Traoré, in his own net. Our team fell back a little after Al Markhiya scored the goal to reduce the difference. Al Markhiya tried to put pressure on our team's defences, but without threatening our goalkeeper, Ivanildo Rodriguez. Contrary to expectations, Mpenza came back again and scored the fourth goal for our team in the 27th minute, after manipulating Al Markhiya’s defenses and shooting a creeping ball into the net of Al Markhiya’s goalkeeper. During the first half, our team succeeded in closing the keys to Al Markhiya play, and this is due to the distinguished defensive organization and spread within the field. Our team's attempts continued against Al Markhiya's goal and succeeded in scoring the fifth goal in the 41st minute, through Yousef Najat, Al Markhiya's player, accidentally into his own goal after a shot from a deceptive free-kick, so that the ball went into the net of Al Markhiya's goalkeeper. As a result, the first half ended with a well-deserved lead for Muaither, with five goals to one. Waheed for the Markhiya. The course of the second half began with Al Markhiya having a slight advantage over our team's goal, but without any threat to Evanildo Rodriguez's goal, with our team relying on counterattacks via Denis Alebek and Mbinza. At the 60th minute, the first substitution for our team occurred, with Abdul Ghani Mounir leaving due to injury, and Jamal Hamad entering. As the minutes of the second half passed, the pace of the match calmed down a little, with only the exchange of balls between the feet of both teams. Al Markhiya succeeded in reducing the score in the 70th minute through Youssoufa Naga from a header that went into the net of our goalkeeper Evanildo Rodriguez amid poor oversight by the defenders, making the score five goals for Muaither against two goals. Our coach made two substitutions at once in the 73rd minute, with Denis Alibek leaving, Andrei Siahputra entering, Ayman Al-Hassouni leaving, and Mohamed Salah El-Nil entering, to revitalize the midfield and attack and restore balance to the team. At the 79th minute, Fouad Hanafouk left due to injury, Youssef Sabri Al-Yahri entered, Jay Mbenza left, and Abdulaziz Hazza entered, so the match ended with Muaither winning by five to two goals.
Muaither Club coach Pepe Murcia spoke about his team's match against Al Markhiya Club in the third week of the Expo Stars League competitions next Friday. Pepe Murcia confirmed that Muaither’s match with Al Markhiya is very important for the club and for me in particular, because the team is coming from two losses, so this match has no alternative for us to win, especially with the team’s performance gradually improving. Murcia said: We have closed the page on the previous two matches, and our full focus now is on the Al Markhiya match, which also needs to win, so the match will be difficult for both sides, and our goal is to achieve the first victory and three points. He continued: Our team is improving day by day, and this comes as a result of the daily training that the players undergo, which increases the chances of adaptation and harmony, and this always gives us strength, and we also constantly work to correct the mistakes that occur in the matches that we play. Murcia added: The most important thing for us in the team is to settle on the ideal lineup that plays the matches, and we respect Al Markhiya and all the clubs, and we consider every match in the league a final match. Murcia concluded his speech by saying: I always wish the Muaither family to play good matches to achieve victories, and Muaither is my family and we aspire to be in the best condition, and we will work to achieve victory over Al Markhiya Club and obtain the first points in the league, which will be the beginning for us. For his part, team player Bahaa Al-Laithi stressed that the Al-Markhiya match is considered the most important for the team, and we as players are determined to win it, because it gives us great motivation, even after the international break, to continue this approach and provide the best performance. Al-Laithi continued: We have distinguished players on the team, they have experience, and we have confidence and all the capabilities that enable us to achieve victory and provide strong performances in the league. He added: Stability is an important factor in the team, so the team is stable and we, as players, make a great effort in daily training and follow the instructions from the technical staff immediately and work to implement them, to reach the required readiness, and to achieve harmony, which is considered the most important factor for us to play matches. Muaither said: “He deserves the best, and we need patience and calm, and to continue the distinguished performance that we have presented since the start of the league championship, and after that, everything will certainly be achieved to achieve the ambitions.” Al-Laithi concluded his speech by saying: I and all my fellow players are confident in our ability to make the fans happy, so we ask them to stand behind the team, and we will always work to make them happy.
Today, Wednesday, a coordination meeting was held in the presence of our national team coach, Carlos Queiroz, the technical director of our team, Pepe Murcia, and all the coaches of the first-class clubs, at the headquarters of the national teams management at Aspire Academy. The meeting included an explanation of the strategies and plan for preparing the teams in the coming period, and the role of clubs and their coaches in participating in this. strategy, with the aim of achieving the best results during the upcoming entitlements.
Al-Duhail defeated Muaither Club by four goals, in the match between the two teams this evening at Khalifa International Stadium, as part of the second round of the Expo Stars League, and the Romanian striker Denis Alibek scored the only goal for our team. The match started with great caution between the two teams, with an exchange of balls between the players' feet, without posing any danger to both goalkeepers. Our team relied on attacks across the sides through the movements of Fouad Hanouq and Dennis Alibek, and the depth through J Mbenza, and our team had corner kicks that were not used as required. In the ninth minute, Al-Duhail was able to score the first goal by attacking Olonga, after he received a cross from his colleague Al-Moez Ali, to enter the net of Evanildo Rodriguez, amid poor control with Muaither's defense. After the goal, our team retreated to the back areas, and Al-Duhail controlled the course of the match and started attacking Evanildo Rodriguez's goal through the sides, which in turn posed a threat to Muaither's goal. At the seventeenth minute, our team's player, Denis Alibek, hit a left ball that passed next to Al-Duhail goalkeeper Salah Zakaria. At minute (36), our team was able to adjust the score through Romanian striker Denis Alibek, who took advantage of a fatal mistake by Al Duhail defender, snatched the ball and put it into the net of Salah Zakaria. And at the 3 + 45 minute, our team's striker, Ji Mpenza, was alone with goalkeeper Salah Zakaria, who blocked the ball, depriving Muaither of scoring the goal of progress, so that the first half ended with a positive tie between the two teams, with a goal for the same. The second half started with a high pace between the two teams, with relative calmness and the stage of feeling the pulse present between the two teams. The attempts of the two teams continued, but without danger to both guards. At minute (67), Al-Duhail broke the silence of the second half and scored the second goal through his player, Ibrahim Diallo, so that the result became two goals for Al-Duhail against a goal for Muaither. . Our striker, Denis Alibek, responded to Al Duhail's goal with a powerful shot from a set-piece that went past the post of Salah Zakaria's goal. Al-Duhail reinforced the score with a third goal at the 76th minute, with the header of its striker Olonga, who received the cross of his colleague Al-Moez Ali, so that the ball settled in the net, and the result became a triple for Al-Duhail against a single goal for Muaither. Muaither tried to reduce the difference, but without a real threat to the Al-Duhail goal, which in turn succeeded in closing the keys to Muaither's play, and he began to play on rebounds through the duo Al-Moez Ali and Olonga, and he was able to score the fourth goal through Isaac Al-Hajji, so that the match ended with Al-Duhail winning by four goals.
Dr. Saleh bin Ali Al-Ajji, President of our club, confirmed that the ambitions of the first football team in the Expo Stars League are great despite the loss it suffered in the first round against Al-Wakra, indicating that the team and professional players are not judged through one or two matches. On the sidelines of the club's general assembly meeting, the club's president said that the team's goal is to be present and continue with the adults, after the team's achievement by ascending to the lights league, stressing that the new season will not be easy and requires redoubling efforts and continuous struggle in order for the team to put its own mark in the league and break the base The rookie is down, confirming that occupying a central position and being with the big teams is a legitimate matter for all teams. The president of our club added, "We hope that the team will present good levels in the league, and we have great confidence in all the professional players and the citizens with whom we contracted according to the financial budget available to us, at a time when the market value of the players witnessed bids in supply and demand, as we had a desire to contract with certain players, But the budget didn't allow us to do that. He said that the team's most notable achievements in the past season were winning the second-division championship and ascending to the ranks of first-division clubs, thanks to the concerted efforts of everyone in the club. Dr. Saleh Al-Aji, president of the club, concluded his remarks, noting the great effort made by the club’s management in coordination with the technical staff regarding contracting with professional players and citizens, as the team was changed by 90% within a short period in which the club’s management faced great challenges, especially with regard to the budget available to conclude contracts. with new players. The Board of Directors of Muaither Club extended special invitations to the members of the General Assembly to attend the team’s matches in the upcoming rounds, with the aim of creating strong ties between the members as well as with their club. The meeting of the Muaither Club's General Assembly had discussed several topics on the agenda in the presence of Dr. Saleh bin Ali Al-Aji, President of the club, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Mahmoud, Executive General Manager of the club, and the representative of the Ministry of Sports and Youth. The meeting discussed many of the business included in the agenda, where the minutes of the previous meeting were approved, in addition to the president’s report on the club’s work in the year ending on 5/31/2023, approving the draft budget for the next year, discussing the auditor’s report, appointing the auditor and assessing His fees for the fiscal year ending, on 5/31/2024, in addition to considering the proposals submitted by the club members.
